The calls are coming from the Hampton area and from Salisbury, Mass., he said. The hotel has 30 rooms that he expects will booked by Friday afternoon.

The Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth was one of many hotels in Portsmouth without power Friday morning. Tim Sulloway, a Sheraton employee, said there were only two hotels in town that had power: the Residence Inn on Pease International Tradeport and Homewood Suites on Portsmouth Boulevard. Both hotels are fully booked, he said.

As of 11 a.m. Friday, Sulloway said the Sheraton hadn’t seen an influx of customers without power looking to stay the night. He did say the hotel is having to refer any customers to other hotels in Manchester and Danvers, Mass.

"We don’t have the slightest clue when we might have power back," he said.

Around noon, the power at Comfort Inn on Lafayette Road in Portsmouth, had just been restored. General Manager Craig Lawry said phones were already ringing off the hook.

"We are trying to get things up and running so that we can sell," he said. "We have had an influx of calls as we do in any storm like this and we will be taking reservations this afternoon."

Lawry said he was hoping to have rooms available around 2 p.m. During such cases where an influx of customers are seeking rooms, Lawry said the Inn offers anywhere from 10-20 percent off.

Patty Spadafora at Microtel Inn on 6 Market Place Drive in York Maine said, "I have been getting calls since 7 this morning and they’re still calling."

The Inn is almost all booked for Friday night. Twenty-five rooms were given to York locals this morning.

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